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Qari Mohammad Zafar titzup
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US Soldiers, Taliban trash talk over 2-way radios during firefights	6 00:00 Tom- Pa [1766]
Qari Mohammad Zafar (F-I commander) thought killed in US airstrike	3 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1790]
Taliban commander held in Karachi	0 [1739]
Afghan government claims Taliban stronghold	4 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1736]
Good morning	6 00:00 Deacon Blues [1730]
2 robbers killed in shootout	6 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1733]
Unknown Islamist group flexes its muscles in Ctg	1 00:00 Pstanley [1737]
Taliban behead three US spies in North Waziristan	4 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1745]
Fresh fighting breaks out in Kashmir	3 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1737]
Dubai identifies 15 new suspects in Hamas killing	15 00:00 Willy [1757]
US drone strike kills five in North Waziristan	4 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1736]
4 held in Aceh terror camp raid	0 [1739]
Al-Qaeda frees French hostage; Algeria recalls ambassador to Mali	0 [1749]
Top Afghan Provincial Official Gunned Down	0 [1724]
Sudan president declares Darfur war over	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
Kadhafi calls for jihad against Switzerland over minaret ban	4 00:00 trailing wife [1767]
Clinton asks US to approve USD 3.2 bn aid to Pak	5 00:00 trailing wife [1760]
The Present and Future of Unmanned Drone Aircraft: An Illustrated Field Guide	0 [1740]
Long War Journal: The Afghan Taliban's top leaders	0 [1748]
Anti-American bloc gains ground ahead of Iraq vote	3 00:00 newc [1762]
Sunni leader decides to take part in Iraq election	0 [1734]
Horowitz brings controversial ideas to UMass	6 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1749]
Â'Pakistan agrees to hand over Baradar to Afghanistan'	1 00:00 ed [1731]
Shibir embroiled itself in conflicts	0 [1728]
Hamas co-founder's son spied for Israel: report	0 [1728]
Israeli provocation risks religious war: Abbas	4 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1766]
CIA briefed 68 lawmakers on interrogation plan	4 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1761]
Governor's Aide: National Security meeting "surreal"	2 00:00 Free Radical [1743]
Iran airports to be equipped with body scanners	2 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
Iranian MP: Missile program not IAEA's business	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1732]
Dr. Fadl: Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri should face an Islamic trial	0 [1751]
Iranian drug smuggler caught	1 00:00 Lumpy Elmoluck5091 [1733]
Pakistan sold out Jundullah chief	0 [1740]
Religious parties have links with militants: Bilour	1 00:00 Paul2 [1735]
Lavrov hints at more delays in S-300 delivery	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Russia not working on Iran sanctions	0 [1730]
New Iran sanctions in 30-60 days, Clinton claims	5 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
US presses Syria to move away from ally Iran	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Rigi to be tried publically, then killed	2 00:00 SteveS [1753]
Cultural, um, Differences?	2 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Giant iceberg could change weather patterns	6 00:00 trailing wife [1758]
e-Verify Blows It	1 00:00 Betty Jerenter8589 [1743]
Terror as mall shark tank cracks	6 00:00 Omiting the Younger [1746]
IPCC	7 00:00 john frum [1744]
Snowfall causes job losses to rise "unexpectedly"	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1748]
Greek Minister Calls Germans Nazis, Germans Say "Raus!"	16 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1735]
Burma's Kachin army prepares for civil war	2 00:00 tu3031 [1732]
IOW submission: Man hit by same train twice in 2 weeks	3 00:00 Deacon Blues [1728]
Laid-Off Steel Workers Suffer from Stress	3 00:00 Beavis [1735]
CNN: Olympics, Shaun White, Tomahawk, equals Tomahawk missiles, equals Iraq	5 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
Killer Whale Takes Third Victim	18 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
Capable relatives of a rector!	1 00:00 Swanimote [1736]
LatAm nations to create new non-US bloc	7 00:00 regular joe [1743]
Seven Turkish officers charged over coup plot	0 [1737]
Saudi cleric backs gender segregation with fatwa	0 [1736]
Ex-IAEA boss touted as Egypts political savior	0 [1732]
All Teachers Fired at Underperforming School in Rhode Island	6 00:00 regular joe [1737]
USAF to hang bombs on F-15C "Golden Eagle"	9 00:00 USN,Ret. (in Michigan) [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
Western aims in Afghanistan played for fools	0 [1733]
Hamid Karzai, D-Afghanistan	0 [1741]
Liberals meet their enemy	1 00:00 JohnQC [1740]
How Israel's Biggest Drone Could Take Out Iranian Nukes	0 [1738]
DOJ: Department Of Jihad?	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1735]
Page 6: Politix
I'm a Congressman, Get Me out of Here!	3 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [1764]
EPA's Carbon Regs to be Gradual	5 00:00 DMFD [1738]
Questions of Influence in Abuse Case of Paterson Aide	0 [1746]
Rush Limbaugh: The Death Panel People Are Grilling Toyota About A Defective Product	12 00:00 Skunky Glins**** [1740]
Republican National Chairman Steele's Spending Spree Angers Donors	9 00:00 Skunky Glins**** [1734]
Rep. Hoyer No Comment On Tax Hikes in Obama Health Plan, Calls Idea 'A Suggestion'	0 [1732]
Congressional Performance	0 [1728]
Stupak: 15-20 Dems withholding support for White House health plan	0 [1731]
Dodd introduces constitutional amendment to reverse SCOTUS on campaign spending	10 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1754]
Snowe, Lincoln: Start healthcare reform with small businesses	3 00:00 Deacon Blues [1736]
Van Jones lands job, award	1 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
EU President 'A Damp Rag'	1 00:00 Bulldog [1735]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Jundullah

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2010-02-25
Qari Mohammad Zafar titzup

Wed 2010-02-24
Iran grounds plane with Rigi holding US-issued passport

Tue 2010-02-23
Another Taliban Big Turban Nabbed in Pakistain

Mon 2010-02-22
Mali frees al-Qaeda members ahead of French hostage deadline

Sun 2010-02-21
Abu Sayyaf commander Albader Parad banged in Philippines raid

Sat 2010-02-20
Senior Qaeda military commander killed in Predator strike

Fri 2010-02-19
Afghan Taliban chiefs arrested in Pakistani sweeps

Thu 2010-02-18
MILF rejects Philippines autonomy offer

Wed 2010-02-17
Mullah Omar issues 'Victory Declaration'

Tue 2010-02-16
Secret Joint Raid Captures Mullah Barader in Karachi

Mon 2010-02-15
Two al-Qaeda members arrested after clash with Mauritanian security services

Sun 2010-02-14
Taliban leaders flee as marines hit stronghold

Sat 2010-02-13
8 confirmed dead, 33 injured in blast at Pune bakery

Fri 2010-02-12
Ahmadinejad hails nuke Iran on Revolution Day

Thu 2010-02-11
US Troops Sealing Off Marjah Escape Routes

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